15.36TB SSD NVMe Palm Disk Unit (7″)

Description

Introduction: Redefining Data Center Performance and Density

The 15.36TB SSD NVMe Palm Disk Unit is a revolutionary high-capacity, ultra-fast storage solution engineered for the demanding needs of modern enterprise and data center environments. As data volumes explode and application performance requirements intensify, traditional storage architectures become a bottleneck. This next-generation SSD directly addresses these challenges by combining massive storage capacity with the blistering speed of the NVMe protocol. With its compact palm-sized form factor, this SSD delivers exceptional performance while saving valuable rack space, making it the ideal choice for upgrading and building modern, efficient server infrastructures.

Why Choose the 15.36TB SSD NVMe Palm Disk Unit?

In a world driven by data, latency is the enemy of progress. This NVMe SSD is meticulously engineered to handle the heaviest enterprise workloads, from high-speed data access and complex databases to large-scale virtualization environments. It eliminates storage bottlenecks, allowing your CPU and memory to operate at their full potential. By choosing this drive, you are investing in a future-proof solution that provides reliable, consistent, and low-latency performance for your most critical business applications.

Key Features and Technical Advantages

This drive is more than just its capacity; it’s a suite of enterprise-grade features designed for maximum impact.

• Massive 15.36TB Capacity With 15.36 terabytes of space on a single drive, you can consolidate storage, simplify management, and support massive datasets. This is ideal for storing large-scale databases, a multitude of virtual machines (VMs), extensive media libraries, and high-performance applications without worrying about capacity constraints.

• Blazing-Fast NVMe Interface The Non-Volatile Memory Express (NVMe) interface is designed specifically for SSDs, communicating directly with the CPU via the PCIe bus. This bypasses legacy storage protocols like SATA and SAS, resulting in dramatically lower latency and significantly higher throughput. This ensures your applications get the data they need, instantly.

• Innovative Compact Palm-Sized Form Factor Space is a premium in any data center. This SSD’s unique palm-sized design allows for incredible storage density. It enables you to pack more performance and capacity into a smaller physical footprint, improving server airflow, reducing power consumption, and simplifying maintenance.

• Enterprise-Grade Reliability and Endurance Built for the rigors of 24/7/365 operation, this SSD is designed for continuous operation in data centers and mission-critical environments. It features high endurance ratings (measured in Drive Writes Per Day – DWPD) and advanced error correction, ensuring data integrity and a long operational lifespan under heavy write workloads.

• Optimized for Virtualization and Cloud This drive is virtualization-ready and a perfect match for cloud storage. Its high IOPS (Input/Output Operations Per Second) and low latency easily handle the “I/O blender” effect common in virtualized environments, ensuring a smooth and responsive experience for all virtual machines and cloud-native applications.

• Advanced Security with Encryption Support Data security is non-negotiable. Certain models of this drive offer built-in, hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption (Self-Encrypting Drive – SED). This provides robust data-at-rest protection without any performance penalty, helping you meet compliance requirements like GDPR, HIPAA, and more.

• Seamless Enterprise Integration Designed for easy deployment, the drive supports remote boot protocols like PXE and iSCSI, enabling seamless network booting in complex enterprise networks and diskless server environments.

Technical Specifications

Performance Comparison: NVMe vs. SAS vs. SATA

To understand the revolutionary impact of NVMe, it’s essential to compare it with legacy interfaces. The NVMe protocol unleashes the true potential of flash storage.

Primary Applications and Use Cases

The 15.36TB NVMe SSD is a versatile powerhouse. Here’s where it delivers maximum value:

• Data Center Modernization & Consolidation Replace dozens of slower, power-hungry HDDs or SATA SSDs with a few of these high-density NVMe drives. This dramatically reduces your data center’s footprint, power consumption, and cooling costs while boosting overall performance.

• Database Acceleration (OLTP & OLAP) For applications running on Oracle, SQL Server, PostgreSQL, or NoSQL databases, this SSD radically reduces query times. It accelerates Online Transaction Processing (OLTP) and Online Analytical Processing (OLAP) workloads by feeding the CPU data at unprecedented speeds.

• High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI, and Machine Learning AI/ML training models and HPC simulations involve processing massive datasets. The high throughput and low latency of this NVMe drive are critical for reducing training times and accelerating data analysis, leading to faster insights and discoveries.

• Virtualization and Virtual Desktop Infrastructure (VDI) Support thousands of virtual machines or VDI users on a single host without performance degradation. The drive’s ability to handle random I/O from numerous sources ensures a smooth, lag-free experience for every user, even during boot storms.

• Cloud Service Providers (CSPs) Build highly competitive and profitable cloud services by offering high-performance storage tiers. The density and efficiency of the Palm Disk Unit allow CSPs to maximize revenue per rack unit.

Compatibility

This SSD is specifically optimized for and compatible with advanced storage systems like the Huawei OceanStor Dorado V6 6000 all-flash array. Furthermore, it is broadly compatible with a wide range of enterprise servers and storage arrays from major manufacturers that support the NVMe interface and corresponding form factors. Always verify compatibility with your specific system vendor before deployment.

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Here are answers to common questions about the 15.36TB SSD NVMe Palm Disk Unit.

1. What exactly is the 15.36TB SSD NVMe Palm Disk Unit? It is an enterprise-grade Solid-State Drive (SSD) with an extremely high capacity of 15.36 terabytes. It uses the ultra-fast NVMe (Non-Volatile Memory Express) protocol to deliver maximum performance and features a unique, compact “Palm Disk” form factor designed for high-density server environments.

2. What does “Palm Disk Unit” refer to? What is the benefit of this form factor? “Palm Disk Unit” refers to the drive’s compact, palm-sized physical design. The primary benefit of this innovative form factor is storage density. It allows data centers to install significantly more storage capacity and performance into a single server chassis compared to traditional 2.5-inch or 3.5-inch drives. This saves valuable rack space, improves airflow for better cooling, and can lower overall power consumption.

3. How is this NVMe SSD better than a high-capacity SATA or SAS SSD? The key difference is performance, driven by the NVMe protocol which communicates directly with the CPU over the PCIe bus. This results in:

• Massively Higher Throughput: NVMe SSDs can deliver data transfer speeds many times faster than the ~600 MB/s limit of SATA III or the ~2,400 MB/s of SAS-4.
• Ultra-Low Latency: The direct communication path drastically reduces delay (latency), which is critical for responsive applications like databases and virtualization.
• Superior Concurrency: NVMe supports thousands of parallel command queues, whereas SATA and SAS support only one. This allows it to handle simultaneous requests from many applications or virtual machines without creating a bottleneck. In short, while a SATA SSD is fast, an NVMe SSD is in a completely different league of performance, built for the most demanding enterprise workloads.

4. Who is the target audience for this product? This is a high-end enterprise product designed for environments where both massive capacity and extreme performance are required. Key users include:

• Large Data Centers & Cloud Service Providers: For building dense, high-performance storage tiers.
• Enterprises running large databases (OLTP/OLAP): To accelerate query processing and transaction speeds.
• High-Performance Computing (HPC), AI, and Machine Learning: For rapid data ingestion and processing of large datasets.
• Virtualization Environments (VDI, Server Virtualization): To support a high number of virtual machines smoothly on a single host.

5. What systems is this SSD compatible with? This drive is specifically designed and optimized for Huawei’s all-flash storage systems, such as the Huawei OceanStor Dorado V6 6000. Generally, it is also compatible with other enterprise servers and storage arrays that physically support the Palm Disk form factor and have motherboard/backplane support for NVMe SSDs via a PCIe interface. Always confirm compatibility with your system vendor before purchasing.

6. Does the 15.36TB SSD NVMe Palm Disk Unit offer security features? Yes, certain models are available as Self-Encrypting Drives (SEDs). These drives feature built-in, hardware-based AES 256-bit encryption. This means all data written to the drive is automatically encrypted without any impact on performance. This provides powerful data-at-rest security, helping organizations comply with data protection regulations and protect sensitive information against theft or unauthorized access.